{Featured Parties} A Vintage Schoolhouse Party

I am a total nerd and loved every minute of school so this party made me want to go back to elementary school!

Audrey (of Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats) came to us with this amazing idea to have a Dick and Jane inspired Vintage Schoolhouse Party for her daughter's 1st birthday. We were THRILLED to take on the design job. Audrey gave us a bunch of inspiration with all of her visions for the party.
(Remember, Audrey created the adorable cake pops for Super P's party!? DELISH!)

We started by designing an invitation for her.... (Check out how she displayed this adorable photograph of sweet Harper with the invitation and an adorable fabric bunting garland)


We loved this theme so much that the Vintage School House Invitation is now available in our shop.
The dessert table could not be more inviting. The huge poms, fabulous fabric bunting and the CHALKBOARD backdrop!

Ok... just wait til you see THESE. Pencil Pops - She has a tutorial on her blog so be sure to check it out!

She added party logos on the top... I just LOVE how she found items in her set colorway and used it throughout the party! The color of the pencils and cake pops are PERFECT!Printable party labels...

Look at the BEAUTIFUL cakes that Audrey made! Beautiful work!
I love how she used vintage flashcard style signs throughout the party as well!
YUM - chocolate pretzels by Audrey!
LOVE the display of cookies with the adorable Sally topper.

I absolutely love the cute chair prop... and the yummy treats displayed on it!I can't get over the adorable chalkboard backdrop!

If that wasn't enough eye candy... then read on....
LOVING the backdrop with the framed vintage artwork over the beverage table.
Audrey found the hobnail milk glass at local thrift shops! (Score!)

MORE adorable Cake Pops made by Audrey! Apples! I want one! (Eat your fruits and veggies, right!?)

Precious paper straws with adorable flags....

I love this antique piece that Audrey added style to by putting bright colored poms on top, buntings and adorable school house materials on the shelves.

Creative! Table with chalkboard top for the kids to color on!

I love how Audrey mixed in SO many vintage classroom elements. She had a whole box of old school materials and they added the PERFECT detail to the party styling...

Just LOVE these alphabet letters....

Another look at the table with the favors as well....

Adorable bags that Audrey used for the favors - adorned with printable favor hangtags and party logos...
We designed these book plates for Audrey and I think they just add the perfect touch to Harper's library!
Look at the absolutely precious little birthday girl!!

Great job, Audrey. I know how much time you put into this party and Harper is a VERY lucky little girl. I am SO excited and impressed with how everything turned out!

Party Sources
Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats Party Styling & Fabulous Desserts

KV Photography all party photos
Anders Ruff Custom Designs Invitations and coordinating party printables
Fort and Field Customized School house pennants, paper straws
Gatherings by Kate Ford Tissue Poms
Pretty Little Studio vintage style flashcards used for garland
Cross Creek Antiques large vintage chalkboard, serving pieces
Touch of Pink Customized Alphabet Crayons
Luxe Starling Vintage Party Dress

Bellasma Headband


Vintage School House Invitation is available in our shop. Coordinating package coming soon, too!

{Featured Parties} A Vintage Schoolhouse Party

{Featured Clients} Peace, Love & Flowers - A Very Special 15th Birthday Party!

Happy 15th Birthday Julie! Peace, Love & Flowers...

Paula Rosenthal, Dessert Stylist extraordinaire and owner of Just a Bite Desserts, recently planned for her daughter Julie a 15th birthday party to remember. Julie's nickname is "Sunshine" and Paula and her husband Howard created for Julie and her friends a B.F.F. Photo Shoot Party with the theme of Peace, Love & Flowers.

The location for the party was a no brainer! Julie's father Howard is a professional photographer who specializes in B.F.F. Photo Shoots (check out his website). Julie asked each of her friends to bring three outfits: pajamas, camp shirts (they know each other from summer camp) and jeans with a dressy top. The girls were models for a night and had a blast in the studio dancing to music and posing with props. After the shoot, the girls were treated to dinner, a movie and a sleepover with a special dessert party.

Take #1: The girls in their PJ's

Take #2: Dressy

Paula's peace signs, hearts and flowers themed dessert table drew inspiration from a blog post by Pamela Smerker of Party Starters. We created for Paula some custom printables for the table (the food tents, labels and the birthday banner) which kept everyone feeling groovy! Take a peek:

Paula made for Julie a four layer dark chocolate fondant cake

Doughnuts courtesy of Dough A Deer

Paula's iced sugar cookies

Chocolate covered oreos (Paula, will you please make some more for me?)

Paula's special cake pops

The flower pinata

Each girl brought home her candy from the pinata in these cute keepsake hearts

Julie, Paula & Howard, thank you for sharing with us this extemely unique and fun idea for a birthday party. It certainly had all of the girls jumping for joy!

{Featured Clients} Peace, Love & Flowers - A Very Special 15th Birthday Party!

{Eye Candy} If I had a chance to change one thing about my wedding....

It has been 5 years since my wedding ceremony. If I had a chance to change one thing about my wedding, I would choose THIS cake.... (top left maybe with some more fall colored flowers). I mean, it looks like real ruffles. The icing is absolutely so simple, classy, soft looking and it would be gone GREAT with my dress!

Wow. I spotted these over at Eat Drink chic blog. I love her blog. She found them somewhere else, too! She found them from Magpie's Cake on Simplesong

Amazing!

I did LOVE my day, though ;-)

Here was MY cake:
The cake designer tried to mimic the french lace on my dress.... she did okay, but I LOVE this new cake!

Shout out to my sister - she put up with my demands!

XO
Maureen

What would you change about your day, if anything??

{Eye Candy} If I had a chance to change one thing about my wedding....

{DIY} Ice Cream Cone Cake Pops.... What!?

If you haven't already noticed, I have a sweet tooth! When I saw these on one of my favorite blogs, Bakerella, I knew I had to share.

After attempting ice cream cone cupcakes for Jeffrey's 5th blue/green pool party, I realized that they really looked a lot better than they tasted. If you haven't ever made cupcakes inside ice cream cones, the thing you will learn is that those "already stale" tasting cake cones taste even more stale after baking in a 375 degree oven for another 25 minutes. The cream cheese frosting and actual cake tastes wonderful, but that cute cone tastes like, well... rubbish! They looked cute, though... right!?

Instead, I should have thought of THIS idea.... cake pops inside cupcake cones. Bakerella, you are genius!

Inside is a delicious cake pop center (if you don't know what a cake pop, get researching on bakerella's blog.... they are adorable and delish!)
I mean, could that be any cuter?

I can see cake pop ice cream cones in my future (or my childrens' parties' future!)

{DIY} Ice Cream Cone Cake Pops.... What!?

{Fabulous Finds} A New Obsession...

My serious obsession (is still Amy Atlas, of course... ) is.... Bakerella!

Have you heard of her? She makes the most wonderful looking desserts. I am dying to try her cake pops. They look so cute (and yummy!) and there are so many ways to customize them to coordinate with your party theme.

Here are some of my favorites from her site... How perfect would the bees have been for Pierson's 1st Bee Day.

I am totally going to make these for Halloween....
Or what about a doggie party!?

If I had a baby girl, Hello Kitty would for sure be one of her party themes... and so these would be PERFECT!

and next order of business to tackle.. macaron pops!!! So many lovely ideas. Thanks, Bakerellafor the wonderful inspirations! These blue macaron pops would have been great for Jeffrey's Pool Party!

{Fabulous Finds} A New Obsession...